A state of emergency has been declared in Thailand after increasingly violent anti-government protests left one person dead and dozens injured. Ian MacKinnon in Bangkok explains why the demonstrators are demanding the resignation of the prime minister, Samak Sundaravej.

Two thousand people are thought to have been killed in heavy floods in Bihar — one of India's poorest states. Authorities have admitted they've been struggling to get relief to those most in need. Randeep Ramesh reports from New Delhi.

Officials in Venice are poised to give the go-ahead to plans to hang giant electronic advertisements screens from St Mark's Square's elegant palaces. The proceeds will help pay for restoration work. Tom Kington reports.

Drastic action — including fake clouds to block out the sun — is needed to tackle global warming. That's what scientists from around the world say this week in a special collection of scientific papers published by the Royal Society. The Guardian's environment reporter, David Adam explains.

In the deeply male-dominated society of Bolivia, a sport for men is making heroes of women. Our Latin America correspondent Rory Carroll met some cholitas — that's female wrestlers.

Each week the print edition of Guardian Weekly features an account from one of our readers of what life's like in his or her part of the world. This week Robin Tudge finds the truth behind the myths about North Korea.